Chennai sky calendar · May 2027
Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:41 AM, sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:31 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+5:30).
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Thursday, May 6
New moon
0% lit
Chance of a good view100% · Good
moonlight only (no cloud forecast) · Moon 0% lit
Eta Aquariids meteor shower peak
Up to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
4:29 PMNew moon
- Sunrise
- 5:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:24 PM
- Moonrise
- 5:16 AM
- Moonset
- 6:24 PM
Dot: chance of a good view (green good, yellow fair, red poor)
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise table
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 1 | 5:48 AM | 6:23 PM | 1:59 AM | 2:03 PM | Waning crescent · 28% |
| Sun, May 2 | 5:47 AM | 6:24 PM | 2:35 AM | 2:51 PM | Waning crescent · 19% |
| Mon, May 3 | 5:47 AM | 6:24 PM | 3:11 AM | 3:39 PM | Waning crescent · 12% |
| Tue, May 4 | 5:47 AM | 6:24 PM | 3:50 AM | 4:30 PM | Waning crescent · 6% |
| Wed, May 5 | 5:46 AM | 6:24 PM | 4:31 AM | 5:25 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Thu, May 6 | 5:46 AM | 6:24 PM | 5:16 AM | 6:24 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Fri, May 7 | 5:45 AM | 6:25 PM | 6:07 AM | 7:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Sat, May 8 | 5:45 AM | 6:25 PM | 7:05 AM | 8:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 5% |
| Sun, May 9 | 5:45 AM | 6:25 PM | 8:07 AM | 9:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 11% |
| Mon, May 10 | 5:44 AM | 6:25 PM | 9:12 AM | 10:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Tue, May 11 | 5:44 AM | 6:26 PM | 10:16 AM | 11:28 PM | Waxing crescent · 29% |
| Wed, May 12 | 5:44 AM | 6:26 PM | 11:17 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 40% |
| Thu, May 13 | 5:44 AM | 6:26 PM | 12:15 PM | 12:17 AM | First quarter · 51% |
| Fri, May 14 | 5:43 AM | 6:26 PM | 1:10 PM | 1:01 AM | Waxing gibbous · 62% |
| Sat, May 15 | 5:43 AM | 6:27 PM | 2:03 PM | 1:43 AM | Waxing gibbous · 73% |
| Sun, May 16 | 5:43 AM | 6:27 PM | 2:55 PM | 2:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, May 17 | 5:43 AM | 6:27 PM | 3:47 PM | 3:03 AM | Waxing gibbous · 89% |
| Tue, May 18 | 5:42 AM | 6:27 PM | 4:40 PM | 3:44 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Wed, May 19 | 5:42 AM | 6:28 PM | 5:35 PM | 4:27 AM | Waxing gibbous · 98% |
| Thu, May 20 | 5:42 AM | 6:28 PM | 6:30 PM | 5:13 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, May 21 | 5:42 AM | 6:28 PM | 7:25 PM | 6:03 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Sat, May 22 | 5:42 AM | 6:29 PM | 8:18 PM | 6:54 AM | Waning gibbous · 97% |
| Sun, May 23 | 5:42 AM | 6:29 PM | 9:09 PM | 7:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 92% |
| Mon, May 24 | 5:41 AM | 6:29 PM | 9:55 PM | 8:40 AM | Waning gibbous · 87% |
| Tue, May 25 | 5:41 AM | 6:29 PM | 10:38 PM | 9:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 80% |
| Wed, May 26 | 5:41 AM | 6:30 PM | 11:18 PM | 10:21 AM | Waning gibbous · 71% |
| Thu, May 27 | 5:41 AM | 6:30 PM | 11:55 PM | 11:09 AM | Waning gibbous · 63% |
| Fri, May 28 | 5:41 AM | 6:30 PM | — | 11:56 AM | Last quarter · 53% |
| Sat, May 29 | 5:41 AM | 6:31 PM | 12:31 AM | 12:42 PM | Waning crescent · 43% |
| Sun, May 30 | 5:41 AM | 6:31 PM | 1:07 AM | 1:29 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Mon, May 31 | 5:41 AM | 6:31 PM | 1:43 AM | 2:18 PM | Waning crescent · 24% |
Sky events this month
- Thu, May 6Eta Aquariids meteor shower peakUp to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Sat, May 8 12:10 AMVenus and Saturn side by side0.6° apart, before dawn
- Thu, May 13 3:22 AMThe Moon and Jupiter side by side1.2° apart, after sunset
- Thu, May 20 4:29 PMFull moon
- Fri, May 28 3:31 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).